Initio Side Effect

Initio Side Effect, launched in 2016 by the French niche house Initio, is a warm and addictive scent built around tobacco, rum, cinnamon, and vanilla.. It has long-lasting performance with strong projection, so a little goes a long way. If you like Tobacco Vanille-style scents with a boozier and spicier character, it is a strong pick. Because it is rich and intense, sampling first is a good idea if you usually prefer lighter fragrances.

The first ten minutes are rum, tobacco, and cinnamon. Around the twenty minute mark saffron and hedione take over and the opening pulls back. The dry down settles into vanilla, sandalwood, tobacco, and leather. Expect around 6 to 9 hours. Projects well and fills a room early on.

Best for anyone who wants a dark, sweet, confident fragrance for date nights, evening wear, and special occasions. In Bangladesh that means the cool stretch from November to February. In Dhaka humidity a scent this warm turns heavy fast, so one or two sprays goes further than you think.

Boozy and animalic in a way that is either magnetic or too much, with no safe middle reading. It is most often compared to Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille. If it is not the one, Amouage Opus XIV Royal Tobacco, Al Haramain Amber Oud Tobacco Edition, and Nusuk Ateeq sit in the same territory.

Initio Side Effect decants start at ৳490 for the 1ml size and run to ৳10,195 for 30ml, hand poured from a sealed authentic bottle. Want to experience the addictive side of tobacco and vanilla? Get your original Initio Side Effect Decant from Arovell and try it on your own skin.